[Spridgets] OT waaaay OT Electric Vehicles--and IS 710

[Paul Van Wig]

Hell the 710 can be scary in my big black Dodge 2500 Crew Cab Long bed 4X4  Turbo Diesel five speed!

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On May 9, 2011, at 4:10 PM, Robert Evans <b-evans at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Kate wrote:  "I'm afraid that I would not feel very smart driving a Smart
> car between a pair of 100,000+ pound tractor trailers, not matter how much
> safety equipment it came with."
> 
> 
> 
> Oh, Kate, that would be a piece of cake compared to driving my Sprite on
> Interstate 710 between the Port of Long Beach and the railway yards in Los
> Angeles.  You see, more cargo and containers move through the Port of Long
> Beach (and Los Angeles) than any other United States Port, and that means
> the 710 is also the most heavily traveled route of 18-wheelers in America
> (and perhaps the world if decade-old records still hold).
> 
> 
> 
> I'll tell you that in a Sprite and on a scale of 1-10, that stretch has a
> Pucker Factor of about 20!!!!!!  (And can quickly recolor your seat
> upholstery.)  Those 18-wheel suckers respect each other, and are accustomed
> to getting their own way.  They can't even SEE a Sprite among all that
> horsepower.  Pam refuses to ride in the Sprite if I am going anywhere near
> the 710!!!!!
> 
> 
> 
> Let's, Billy and Paul can pretty well attest to the Lions and Early
> Christians nature of the 710!
> 
> 
> 
> Buster Evans  
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